diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 6f6d2d511c06f8804664cfab31d6d7dacadad505..97351ae3e7a7d5046d53a318b65a3a250a86e3d9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -5641,6 +5641,7 @@ static const struct bpf_reg_types map_key_value_types = {
 		PTR_TO_PACKET_META,
 		PTR_TO_MAP_KEY,
 		PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE,
+		PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_ALLOC,
 	},
 };